Gao Gao Spicy Hot Pot 杲杲麻辣火锅

Gao Gao uses high-quality ingredients in their Taiwan-style hot pot. Their “Selected Beef” (双层肥牛) is indeed good meat, tender yet girthier than the usual whisper-thin curls served at other hot pot restaurants. They offer Taiwanese lao youtiao and imported Bull Head shacha dipping sauce to accompany your spicy bubbling feast. The “Science Noodles” are overpriced and might only appeal to diners with sentimental attachments to the ramen brand. In fact, the whole menu is on the pricey side for small-ish servings, so be prepared to pay for both quality and cool. However, if you’ll enjoy sidling into a modern booth, slamming Taiwan beers and bouncing to Top 40 tunes over your boiling broth, you might not mind.